Over 80 drone applications under review, training centre in pipeline — NCAA
Stories by Dickson Omobola Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has said it is in the process of approving a new aviation training facility for drone operators. NCAA’s Director of Aerodrome and Airspace Standards, Engineer Godwin Balang, said the agency has chosen to be methodical to ensure the facility met all operational benchmarks. Balang, who spoke at the […]
COVID-19: Osun confirms two coronavirus cases in Redeemer’s University
By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government on Thursday confirmed the discovery of 17 new coronavirus cases in the State. The State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Rafiu Isamotu, made in a statement in Osogbo on Thursday that said two of the victims’ were from Redeemer’s University, Ede. According to him, their travel history was […]
COVID-19: Edo discharges 11, clears 2165 suspected cases, records one death
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE Edo state government Thursday said 11 more COVID-19 patients have fully recovered and discharged after they tested negative for the virus. The state governor, Godwin Obaseki disclosed that the state recorded one more COVID-19 related death, noting that the elderly are most affected by the virus. According to […]
Senegal president in quarantine despite negative coronavirus test
Senegal’s President, Macky Sall, began a preventative two-week quarantine after coming into contact with a coronavirus case, although the leader has tested negative for the disease, his office said. The West African country has reported more than 6,100 COVID-19 infections and 93 deaths, and a state of emergency in place since March is being slowly […]
COVID-19: Edo govt tests 5771 residents, decontaminates 797 homes
…..extends case search to 911 communities As part of measures to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and safeguard the wellbeing of Edo people, the state government has intensified Active Case Search (ACS) activities across 911 communities in Edo, testing over 5771 residents and decontaminating homes and offices of about 797 confirmed cases in the state. […]
COVID-19 in Nigeria: Confirmed cases exceed 22,000 as NCDC announces 649 new cases
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria has now exceeded 22,000 as the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, announces that 649 new cases were recorded on Wednesday. The 649 new cases of COVID-19 are reported as follows; Lagos-250, Oyo-100, Plateau-40, Delta-40, Abia-28, Kaduna-27, Ogun-22, Edo-20, Akwa Ibom-18, Kwara-17, FCT-17, Enugu-14, Niger-13, Adamawa-13, […]
Delta APC to Okowa: Govt hospitals in shambles, fix them
Perez Brisibe, Ughelli The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has raised alarm over what it described as the poor condition of state-owned hospitals in the state amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with a call on the state governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa to fix them. The party also lamented the non-availability of Personal […]
South Africa to begin Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine trial
As South Africa prepares to launch the continent’s first coronavirus vaccine trial, the Rainbow Nation has opened a new field hospital for people with COVID-19 in a de-commissioned Volkswagen plant. According to the country’s health authorities, 3,300 beds have been installed in the new field hospital, bringing the total number of beds across the […]
COVID-19: UCH denies receiving N118m from Oyo government
By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The management of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan has faulted the Oyo State Government on its claims that the teaching hospital was given the sum of N118 million out of the N2.7 billion it claimed the Governor Seyi Makinde-led government had spent on COVID-19 pandemic. The state government through […]
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases reach 21,371, fatalities 533
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 452 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Tuesday. The 452 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is now put at 21371. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 229 patients from isolation centers across […]
More than 200 students, staff test positive for COVID-19 in South Africa
More than 200 pupils and staff who returned to a boarding school in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province this month tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday, officials said. Eastern Cape accounts for around 15 percent of South Africa’s 101,590 COVID-19 cases, making it the country’s third worst affected province. The province’s health department announced […]
